Employment Equity Regulations

On 14 July 2009, the General Administrative Regulations (GAR) of 2009 came into effect. The Regulations were published by the Minister of Labour in terms of the Employment Equity Act of 1998.  The GAR repeals and replaces the Employment Equity Regulations of 2006.

The following SEIFSA workshops cover the EE Regulations which include the new 2009 EE Report format - the deadline being 1 October 2010

Current Labour Law - Understanding the Key Aspects of the EEA, LRA and BCEA in the Metal Industry, including new 2009 EE Regulations (Please note the EEA course forms the morning session of this workshop)

Implementing the Employment Equity Act

Gazettal of 2010/2011 Main Agreement

Electronic copy of Government Notice R.628 in Government Gazette 33385 dated 23 July 2010 which will come into operation on 2 August 2010.

Click link below for Government notice..

Annual Wage Increases
Details of the industry wage increases effective from 1 July 2010
Posted on 09 June 2010

METAL INDUSTRY WAGE INCREASES

SEIFSA is pleased to announce that the industry’s annual wage increases effective from 1 July 2010 have been finalised in accordance with the wage model agreed with the trade unions in 2008. The increases range from 7.1% at Rate A to 8.1% at Rate H. There are no further changes to employment conditions.

The agreed increases for all grades and sectors have been calculated by reference to the following wage model:

• “The April 2010 (year-on-year) CPIX equivalent index, i.e. CPI OER (excluding owners' equivalent rent) for Rates A to H or the gazetted rates, whichever is the greater (i.e. of 7.1% to 8.1% for Rates A to H respectively).”
• Because the CPI OER figure for April 2010 was 4.9%, the agreed minimum increases of 7.1% to 8.1% for Rates A to H have been applied.

Read the full Annual Wage Increases article here..

APPLYING FOR EXEMPTION FROM THE MAIN AGREEMENT WAGE INCREASES EFFECTIVE ON 1 JULY 2010

Read more about applying for exemption here..

BCEA Regulations on Hazardous Work by under 18's
Posted on 12 february 2010

The Minister of Labour recently published Regulations on Hazardous Work by Children in South Africa in terms of Government Gazette 32862.  The Regulations took effect from the 7th of February 2010.  In terms of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA) and the Main Agreement, an employer may only employ a person of 15 years and older.  The Regulations define a “child” as a person under the age of 18, and therefore, whilst it is still legal to employ people of 15 years and older, the new Regulations will apply in respect of any employee between the ages of 15 and 18.

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Short time work as an alternative to retrenchment
By Alucia Mdaka

When recruiting employees, it is generally an employer’s intention to retain them in a full-time capacity. However, situations do arise where normal working is no longer possible and the employer is faced with the problem of reducing working hours.

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